"Three-fourths of the demands existing in the world are romantic; founded on visions, idealisms, hopes, and affections; and the regulation of the purse is, in its essence, regulation of the imagination and the heart." (Ruskin. Unto This La…

In the last meeting I announced: "we'll have a peer review session next time." Today 7 out of 22 students didn't show up. I don't know whether I should feel sad about this, when I have a rather negative view on peer review.

”Absolute justice is indeed no more attainable than absolute truth; but the righteous man is distinguished from the unrighteous by his desire and hope of justice, as the true man from the false by his desire and hope of truth. And though a…

安物のイアフォンでMP3ファイルを再生すると音のバランスが微妙に狂ってしまうように感じる。しかしこのちょっとした歪みのおかげで聞きなれた音源がまるで別物に聞こえてくるから面白い。牧神の冒頭のフルートがホルンのように聞こえて思わずプレーヤーの画…